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    Inspiron 1720, Blue-screening

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jonathan_w, Dec 14, 2008.

  1. jonathan_w

    jonathan_w Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yesterday, my laptop bluescreened, for no apparent reason (i hadn't just installed anything, or plugged anything in).

    Any help is greatly appreciated, as right now, i'm completely lost.
     
    jonathan_w, Dec 14, 2008
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    ahl395 Ahlball

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    What was the BSOD Message?
     
    ahl395, Dec 14, 2008
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    dude, I once clicked on a link in chrome nad BSODed. What's the Stop error code?
     
    ultimatebuster, Dec 14, 2008
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    jonathan_w Notebook Enthusiast

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    It's something like 0X0000008E

    It doesn't give me enough time to count how many 0s there are before the 8E, but hopefully it gives you a rough idea

    Thanks by the way
     
    jonathan_w, Dec 14, 2008
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    Hmm, does it also say something in words? Around the top of the screen?

    Maybe try taking a pic of it with a camera when it happens. ;)
     
    ahl395, Dec 15, 2008
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    SomeFormOFhuman has the dumbest username.

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    Are your BSOD messages saved as a minidump in your 1720? It'll be great as someone can debug the BSOD minidump to see what the error really is... I'll see if I can debug it for you.... I admit, it's been a long time since I debugged one.

    What about other installations; did you update any driver, or windows updates? Also, when did this happen? Is it also your first time that it happened?
     
    SomeFormOFhuman, Dec 15, 2008
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